Uncategorized

The hunt for rare bitcoin is nearing an end

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Andriy Onufriyenko) Billy Restey is a digital artist who runs a studio in Seattle. But after hours, he hunts for rare chunks of bitcoin. He does it for…

Before launching, GPT-4o broke records on chatbot leaderboard under a secret name

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Monday, OpenAI employee William Fedus confirmed on X that a mysterious chart-topping AI chatbot known as "gpt-chatbot" that had been undergoing testing on LMSYS's Chatbot Arena and frustrating…

Apple, SpaceX, Microsoft return-to-office mandates drove senior talent away

Enlarge (credit: Getty) A study analyzing Apple, Microsoft, and SpaceX suggests that return to office (RTO) mandates can lead to a higher rate of employees, especially senior-level ones, leaving the company, often to…

Dell warns of “incident” that may have leaked customers’ personal info

Enlarge (credit: Getty) For years, Dell customers have been on the receiving end of scam calls from people claiming to be part of the computer maker’s support team. The scammers call from a…

Google patches its fifth zero-day vulnerability of the year in Chrome

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Google has updated its Chrome browser to patch a high-severity zero-day vulnerability that allows attackers to execute malicious code on end user devices. The fix marks the fifth time…

Stack Overflow users sabotage their posts after OpenAI deal

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Monday, Stack Overflow and OpenAI announced a new API partnership that will integrate Stack Overflow's technical content with OpenAI's ChatGPT AI assistant. However, the deal has sparked controversy…

Robot dogs armed with AI-aimed rifles undergo US Marines Special Ops evaluation

Enlarge / A still image of a robotic quadruped armed with a remote weapons system, captured from a video provided by Onyx Industries. (credit: Onyx Industries) The United States Marine Forces Special Operations…

Dell responds to return-to-office resistance with VPN, badge tracking

Enlarge (credit: Getty) After reversing its position on remote work, Dell is reportedly implementing new tracking techniques on May 13 to ensure its workers are following the company's return-to-office (RTO) policy, The Register reported…

Critical vulnerabilities in BIG-IP appliances leave big networks open to intrusion

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Researchers on Wednesday reported critical vulnerabilities in a widely used networking appliance that leaves some of the world’s biggest networks open to intrusion. The vulnerabilities reside in BIG-IP Next…

Microsoft launches AI chatbot for spies

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Microsoft has introduced a GPT-4-based generative AI model designed specifically for US intelligence agencies that operates disconnected from the Internet, according to a Bloomberg report. This reportedly marks the…